Curated experiences and contemporary sophistication on Auckland's waterfront
One Queen - InterContinental Hotel
Stay, play, enjoy
Guest rooms within the InterContinental Hotel provide a calm, relaxing oasis in the midst of Auckland’s vibrant CBD. On entry, the palette of materials features dark timbers and metallics, and heavily textured stone, lowering the ambient light levels to celebrate the external outlook to the sparkling waters of the Waitematā Harbour and the volcanic landscape of the Hauraki Gulf.
Artwork by prominent Māori artists, Fiona Pardington, Beronia Scott and Esther McDonald further grounds a guest’s experience in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland.
This is an ambitious refurbishment that inserts a diverse range of activities into an existing structure. The new activities are successfully expressed in the form of the building, with a public rooftop bar opening up this vital vintage point for many to enjoy. A distinctive golden facade binds these new layers together, creating a new landmark on the edge of Te Waitematā. Te Kaha demonstrates how our existing built fabric can be transformed into an asset to be enjoyed by many.
Advieh - 'Spice'
InterContinnental’s restaurant and bar offering, Advieh, designed in partnership with Melbourne design studio, Techne Architecture, provides a warm and welcoming experience for its hotel guests and is open to the public. Partner Chef, Gareth Stewart’s Middle Eastern-meets-Mediterranean menu, has been designed to be inherently of Aotearoa, showcasing bold new flavours and locally sourced ingredients.
Breaking off the shackles of a traditional hotel restaurant, the ones we tend to think are predominately for guests and more out of convenience than choice, Advieh is in a different league. With an open bar and kitchen, tiled dove grey flooring, and accents of brass and amber, it’s every inch the trendsetter. All are welcome here.”
Aukaha
A commitment to bringing Māori design thinking to the project was built into the process from inception. This influence is particularly prevalent in the artwork found within the project where the concept of Aukaha as a unifying narrative was established with Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei. Aukaha refers to the bindings that strap a waka (traditional canoe) together:
Tuia te hono, whiria te hono kia ū kia mau - Bind the relationships, weave the connection to be firm and strong
Collective Effort
Collective Effort
